Holly Bay
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- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 2 of the next 2 nights read 15:52 UTC
- A night
- $46–$92Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 70All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 9 notices
In the agency’s own words
Holly Bay, located two miles north of the Laurel River Dam, sits on the west side of Laurel River Lake. Visitors enjoy the campground for its proximity to the water and beautifully forested location. Plus, Holly Bay is ideal for activities like power boating, canoeing and fishing. The forest was named after Daniel Boone, a famous frontiersman and explorer who settled in Kentucky in the late 18th century. Keep reading
Recreation
Boating and water activities are a favorite among campers of all ages. For the convenience and safety of our guests, a private boat ramp is located within the campground and is available exclusively for registered camping guests—there is no public access. Anglers will enjoy fishing in Laurel River Lake, which is well known for its healthy populations of bass, trout, crappie, and bluegill, making it a great spot for both experienced fishermen and families introducing children to fishing. A public-use swimming beach is located just a couple of miles away and is available at no cost. Guests who enjoy hiking can explore the 4.2-mile Sheltowee Trace Trail, which begins near the campground and leads to the dam, offering a scenic and family-friendly way to experience the natural beauty of the area.
Recreation
Sites offer: Standard Electric Campsite (Overnight Use) - Includes electric and water hookups for a comfortable overnight stay. Primitive Campsites - (No Electric or Water Hookups) for a peaceful simple camping experience.
Facilities
The campground features both single- and double-family campsites, with select sites offering 20-, 30-, or 50-amp electric hookups. Several campsites provide scenic views overlooking the lake, creating a relaxing and picturesque setting for guests. Campers have access to modern amenities, including flush toilets (with one accessible facility), two shower houses, potable drinking water, and a convenient dump station. Firewood and ice are also available for purchase.
Natural Features
Most campsites are nestled among a beautiful mix of hardwood trees, offering shade in the summer and picture-perfect colors during the autumn season. The Laurel River Lake spans 5,600 acres of deep, clear water, with 192 miles of scenic, cliff-lined shoreline to explore and enjoy. Rolling hills from the Appalachian foothills surround the lake, creating a peaceful and memorable backdrop for family adventures, relaxation, and time spent together in nature.
Nearby Attractions
Cumberland Falls – Known as the “Niagara of the South,” this stunning waterfall is just a short drive from Holly Bay. Enjoy hiking trails, scenic overlooks, and the rare chance to see a moonbow on clear nights. Cumberland Falls State Resort Park – Offers picnic areas, hiking trails, and a lodge with dining, perfect for a day trip with the family. Laurel River Lake – Just minutes from the campground, enjoy fishing, boating, and peaceful lakeside views. Sheltowee Trace Trail – A 4.2-mile trail near the campground that leads to the dam, ideal for family hikes and nature walks. Dog Slaughter Falls – A hidden gem waterfall and short hiking trail for adventurous families. Local Historic Sites – Explore nearby small-town museums, historic bridges, and landmarks for a taste of Appalachian culture. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (606) 878-8134.
What the agency tells you
Campsite Occupancy & Vehicle Policy: Each single campsite is limited to 6 people and 2 vehicles. Double sites are limited to 12 people and 4 vehicles. Cars, trucks, trailers, boats, motorcycles ,etc. ARE considered vehicles. One boat or trailer per site only. All vehicles must be parked in designated parking areas only. Parking on roadsides, grass, or non-designated areas is not permitted. If space allows, additional vehicles may be permitted for a $10 fee per vehicle. However, extra vehicles may be refused if parking is not available. All additional vehicles must exit the campground by 10:00 PM, unless parked in an approved designated parking area. Guests are responsible for ensuring their party complies with all occupancy and vehicle limits.
Pet Policy – Dogs must be kept on a visible leash at all times. Electronic fence collars are not allowed.
Reserve Your Site Carefully – Make sure the site you choose can accommodate your equipment. The site you reserve is yours; moving to another site is not allowed.
Everything else this campground posts · 6
Boat & Trailer Policy – Only one boat and trailer per campsite is allowed due to limited space at the boat ramp and within the campsites. Boat Trailers Count as a vehicle.
Electric Surcharge – Electric hookups include a surcharge in the campsite price.
Occupancy Limits – Maximum of 6 campers per single site.
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Bear Safety – Bears frequent in the area. Keep all food in approved containers at all times to protect yourself and wildlife.
Firewood Guidelines – Don’t move firewood! Help protect our forests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. To learn more, visit Don't Move Firewood
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 70
- Hookups
- 70 electric, 70 water
- Longest rig
- 90 ft
- Paved pads
- 69 of 70
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…access to modern amenities, including flush toilets (with one accessible facility), two shower houses,…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…facility), two shower houses, potable drinking water, and a convenient dump station. Firewood and ice…”
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Firewood
- Sold here
Around the campground
- On the water
- Waterfall, Lake, River, Beach, Coast
- Biking
- Boating
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Night sky · 44th darkest of 60 in KY
- Bortle 4
Full this Saturdayread 15:52 UTC
How full the weekend is nationally.
4 campgrounds have sites open within 30 miles, read 16:43 UTC. See them
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We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
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What you actually pay
“If space allows, additional vehicles may be permitted for a $10 fee per vehicle.” · the U.S. Forest Service’s own agency notice
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $46–$92 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
Open within 30 miles this weekend · 4
Sites the agency is offering this Friday and Saturday that nobody has taken, nearest first. read 16:43 UTC
- Alum Ford CampgroundBig South Fork National River and Recreation Area · 21 mi · 5 of 12 site-nights open
- Fishing Creek CampgroundLake Cumberland · 24 mi · 24 of 92 site-nights open
- Blue Heron CampgroundBig South Fork National River and Recreation Area · 25 mi · 7 of 82 site-nights open
- Bear Creek Campground - KYBig South Fork National River and Recreation Area · 27 mi · 23 of 44 site-nights open
recreation.gov availability, read 15:52 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
138 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 70 mapped sitesAll 138 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 137 of the 138 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 70 of the 138 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| A | 1 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | 129 ft | 800 ft | 764 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 10 | standard electric | 65 ft | 50 amp | 157 ft | 432 ft | 419 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 11 | standard electric | 83 ft | 50 amp | 157 ft | 491 ft | 282 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 12 | standard electric | 58 ft | 50 amp | 164 ft | 546 ft | 184 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 13 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 166 ft | 557 ft | 255 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 14 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 104 ft | 802 ft | 643 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 2 | standard electric | 90 ft | 50 amp | 193 ft | 610 ft | 644 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 3 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 237 ft | 449 ft | 409 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 5 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 128 ft | 396 ft | 368 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 6 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 195 ft | 170 ft | 659 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 7 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 195 ft | 237 ft | 723 ft | $46–$92 |
| A | 9 | standard electric | 76 ft | 50 amp | 116 ft | 403 ft | 318 ft | $46–$92 |
| D | D01 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50/30 amp | 144 ft | 516 ft | 60 ft | $46–$92 |
| D | D02 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50/30 amp | 99 ft | 445 ft | 122 ft | $46–$92 |
| D | D03 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50/30 amp | 99 ft | 382 ft | 158 ft | $46–$92 |
| D | D04 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50/30 amp | 146 ft | 258 ft | 293 ft | $46–$92 |
| D | D05 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50/30 amp | 31 ft | 204 ft | 347 ft | $46–$92 |
| D | D06 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50/30 amp | 31 ft | 197 ft | 352 ft | $46–$92 |
| D | D07 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50/30 amp | 58 ft | 261 ft | 290 ft | $46–$92 |
| D | D08 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50/30 amp | 113 ft | 275 ft | 279 ft | $46–$92 |
| D | D09 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50/30 amp | 113 ft | 381 ft | 169 ft | $46–$92 |
| D | D10 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50/30 amp | 116 ft | 382 ft | 222 ft | $46–$92 |
| E | E1 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 100 ft | 535 ft | 136 ft | $46–$92 |
| E | E2 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 100 ft | 442 ft | 229 ft | $46–$92 |
| E | E3 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 148 ft | 338 ft | 369 ft | $46–$92 |
| E | E4 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 108 ft | 214 ft | 500 ft | $46–$92 |
| E | E5 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 108 ft | 194 ft | 563 ft | $46–$92 |
| E | E6 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 92 ft | 361 ft | 321 ft | $46–$92 |
| E | E7 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 92 ft | 452 ft | 245 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F1-Host Site | host pad | 25 ft | 50 amp | 300 ft | 542 ft | $38 | |
| F | F10 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 86 ft | 222 ft | 943 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F11 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 110 ft | 159 ft | 839 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F12 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 115 ft | 277 ft | 835 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F2 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 96 ft | 242 ft | 610 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F3 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 93 ft | 194 ft | 696 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F4 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 93 ft | 191 ft | 787 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F5 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 104 ft | 154 ft | 912 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F6 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 127 ft | 1,009 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F7 | standard electric | 20 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 216 ft | 949 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F8 | standard electric | 20 ft | 50 amp | 95 ft | 177 ft | 1,043 ft | $46–$92 |
| F | F9 | standard electric | 25 ft | 50 amp | 86 ft | 167 ft | 1,018 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 1 | standard electric | 65 ft | 50 amp | 104 ft | 907 ft | 601 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 11 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | 145 ft | 746 ft | 317 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 12 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 121 ft | 878 ft | 462 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 13 | standard electric | 77 ft | 50 amp | 121 ft | 998 ft | 582 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 2 | standard electric | 85 ft | 50 amp | 108 ft | 252 ft | 367 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 3 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | 108 ft | 221 ft | 473 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 4 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | 101 ft | 173 ft | 640 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 5 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 96 ft | 181 ft | 677 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 6 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 96 ft | 196 ft | 631 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 7 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 109 ft | 326 ft | 493 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 8 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 106 ft | 370 ft | 384 ft | $46–$92 |
| G | 9 | standard electric | 75 ft | 50 amp | 106 ft | 406 ft | 280 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H01 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50/30 amp | 169 ft | 1,063 ft | 759 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H02 | standard electric | 45 ft | 50/30 amp | 100 ft | 512 ft | 462 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H03 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50/30 amp | 220 ft | 519 ft | 301 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H04 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50/30 amp | 123 ft | 403 ft | 20 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H05 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50/30 amp | 145 ft | 281 ft | 165 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H06 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50/30 amp | 128 ft | 362 ft | 196 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H07 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50/30 amp | 125 ft | 224 ft | 201 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H08 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50/30 amp | 125 ft | 253 ft | 278 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H09 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50/30 amp | 123 ft | 285 ft | 106 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H10-Host Site | host pad | 45 ft | 50/30 amp | 288 ft | 177 ft | $38 | |
| H | H11 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50/30 amp | 168 ft | 185 ft | 307 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H12 | standard electric | 40 ft | 50/30 amp | 119 ft | 308 ft | 444 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H13 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50/30 amp | 94 ft | 422 ft | 481 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H14 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50/30 amp | 94 ft | 515 ft | 534 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H15 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50/30 amp | 131 ft | 561 ft | 654 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H16 | standard electric | 30 ft | 50/30 amp | 131 ft | 658 ft | 682 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H17 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50/30 amp | 151 ft | 1,123 ft | 994 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H18 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50/30 amp | 151 ft | 1,162 ft | 920 ft | $46–$92 |
| H | H19 | standard electric | 35 ft | 50/30 amp | 165 ft | 1,192 ft | 894 ft | $46–$92 |
| HOLLY BAY | XXX | unnamed record | $38 | |||||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX1 | unnamed record | 878 ft | 968 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX10 | unnamed record | 470 ft | 385 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX11 | unnamed record | 491 ft | 171 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX12 | unnamed record | 507 ft | 121 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX13 | unnamed record | 448 ft | 225 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX14 | unnamed record | 735 ft | 777 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX15 | unnamed record | 155 ft | 326 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX16 | unnamed record | 24 ft | 463 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX17 | unnamed record | under 10 ft | 485 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX18 | unnamed record | 198 ft | 189 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX19 | unnamed record | 97 ft | 290 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX2 | unnamed record | 525 ft | 665 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX20 | unnamed record | 59 ft | 362 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX21 | unnamed record | 248 ft | 435 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX22 | unnamed record | 239 ft | 389 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX23 | unnamed record | 245 ft | 361 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX24 | unnamed record | 135 ft | 468 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX25 | unnamed record | 284 ft | 277 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX26 | unnamed record | 459 ft | 220 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX27 | unnamed record | 388 ft | 301 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX28 | unnamed record | 305 ft | 421 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX29 | unnamed record | 103 ft | 596 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX3 | unnamed record | 295 ft | 384 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX30 | unnamed record | 30 ft | 726 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX31 | unnamed record | 227 ft | 444 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX32 | unnamed record | 358 ft | 316 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX33 | unnamed record | 260 ft | 504 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX34 | unnamed record | 201 ft | 578 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX35 | unnamed record | 135 ft | 658 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX36 | unnamed record | 127 ft | 782 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX37 | unnamed record | 96 ft | 877 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX38 | unnamed record | 54 ft | 1,053 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX39 | unnamed record | 171 ft | 941 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX4 | unnamed record | 392 ft | 101 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX40 | unnamed record | 161 ft | 1,047 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX41 | unnamed record | 230 ft | 984 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX42 | unnamed record | 268 ft | 886 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX43 | unnamed record | 217 ft | 790 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX44 | unnamed record | 227 ft | 820 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX45 | unnamed record | 837 ft | 827 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX46 | unnamed record | 421 ft | 165 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX47 | unnamed record | 382 ft | 329 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX48 | unnamed record | 202 ft | 522 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX49 | unnamed record | 215 ft | 639 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX5 | unnamed record | 318 ft | 381 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX50 | unnamed record | 230 ft | 546 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX51 | unnamed record | 413 ft | 433 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX52 | unnamed record | 522 ft | 311 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX53 | unnamed record | 557 ft | 205 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX54 | unnamed record | 643 ft | 247 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX55 | unnamed record | 791 ft | 392 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX56 | unnamed record | 963 ft | 573 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX57 | unnamed record | 967 ft | 775 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX58 | unnamed record | 397 ft | 91 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX59 | unnamed record | 270 ft | 200 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX6 | unnamed record | 170 ft | 659 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX60 | unnamed record | 223 ft | 260 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX61 | unnamed record | 124 ft | 341 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX62 | unnamed record | 204 ft | 368 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX63 | unnamed record | 259 ft | 242 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX64 | unnamed record | 341 ft | 372 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX65 | unnamed record | 491 ft | 366 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX7 | unnamed record | 237 ft | 723 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX8 | unnamed record | 157 ft | 808 ft | $38 | |||
| HOLLY BAY | XXX9 | unnamed record | 460 ft | 330 ft | $38 |
The agency files 68 more records here that aren’t sites for the night: 2 it names a host pad and 66 it types MANAGEMENT rather than a campsite. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
25 of 138 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Craigs Creek Group AreaDaniel Boone National Forest · 1.0 miWhite Oak Boat-In CampgroundDaniel Boone National Forest · 2.0 miGrove Boat-In CampgroundDaniel Boone National Forest · 3.0 mi
GroveDaniel Boone National Forest · 3.8 miGrove Drive-in CampgroundDaniel Boone National Forest · 3.8 miBee Rock CampgroundDaniel Boone National Forest · 4.6 miFrom London, Kentucky, take Exit 38 off I-75. Turn west on KY 192, then go 14.2 miles and turn south (left) on KY 1193. Follow signs to Holly Bay Campground entrance (3 miles).
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Corbin, KY
Typical weather
Typical October night 45°F, day 70°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 27°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it · a letter you can send
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Holly Bay is in Kentucky’s 5th congressional district. Its representative, Hal Rogers (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →
Who can change it · 3
Two offices, two different asks. The draft to the agency asks it to set aside a published share of the sites here for whoever drives up. The draft to Congress asks why that share is zero and presses for a published minimum at the campgrounds it funds.
- The member who votes the moneyHarold RogersU.S. Representative · Kentucky’s 5th district
- Your senator, on the same appropriationMitch McConnellU.S. Senator · Kentucky
- Your senator, on the same appropriationRand PaulU.S. Senator · Kentucky
Read the draft, or change the wording
For the camper who turned up, or tried to book, and couldn’t get in. Every draft is written from this campground’s own record (its agency, its unit, its site count and its own weekend) and the buttons above copy whichever wording is selected here.
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Holly Bay, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
Dear Harold Rogers, I’m a constituent in Kentucky’s 5th district. I tried to camp at Holly Bay, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, and couldn’t. All 70 sites at Holly Bay are reservable, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 53 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Holly Bay keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Holly Bay. I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Holly Bay (Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Holly Bay, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
Dear Mitch McConnell, I’m a constituent in Kentucky. I tried to camp at Holly Bay, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, and couldn’t. All 70 sites at Holly Bay are reservable, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 53 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Holly Bay keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Holly Bay. I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Holly Bay (Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky) via campanac.com
Asks them to put the question to the agency in writing, and to press for a published minimum share of walk-up sites across the campgrounds they fund.
Subject Walk-up camping at Holly Bay, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky
Dear Rand Paul, I’m a constituent in Kentucky. I tried to camp at Holly Bay, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, and couldn’t. All 70 sites at Holly Bay are reservable, and the agency's own record lists none held back for somebody who drives up. On Saturday, October 17, all 53 sites recreation.gov was offering there were already booked. 1,623 of the 7,639 federal campgrounds in this country still keep at least some sites for whoever arrives first. Holly Bay keeps none, and that’s a choice somebody made rather than a rule. I’m not asking you to run Holly Bay. I’m asking you to put it to the U.S. Forest Service in writing: why is the share of first-come sites there zero, and what would a published minimum share cost? Please press for that minimum at the federal campgrounds you fund. The people who open these campgrounds, collect the fees and keep the water running are seasonal positions. At GS-5, base pay plus the government's own 36.25% benefit factor, one costs about $47,414 a year. One percent of the $13.3 billion the USS Gerald R. Ford cost to procure would pay for about 2,800 of them for a year. Both figures are the government's own (a Congressional Research Service report and an OPM pay table), and I’m glad to send them. Sent about Holly Bay (Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky) via campanac.com